Should Persons Adopted From Other Countries Be Deported if They Commit a Crime?

Question by maybe: Should persons adopted from other countries be deported if they commit a crime?
There have been several stories about this recently, see the link below for examples:

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_10011361

Excerpt from the article:

“Kairi Shepherd got caught forging checks to pay for her meth habit. Erlene Shepherd’s quirky record-keeping went on trial. And as a result, her daughter has been snared in the morass of sometimes conflicting American immigration laws – legally adopted, a permanent resident, but still facing deportation to a country she never knew.”

Best answer:

Answer by Mimi
I don’t know about the legal aspect of this but personally, if someone does something criminal then they should be punished on the grounds where they committed it, albeit nationality/race.

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